Episode

Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
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Published: Tue Apr 19 2022
Description

Robert is joined by Prop for part three of our series on the Great Hunger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this podcast, the journalists investigate the unsolved murders of three radio journalists in Miami, exploring the world of drugs and darkness and uncovering hints of a much bigger conspiracy.
00:00 - 01:02 (01:02)
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True Crime
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In this podcast, the journalists investigate the unsolved murders of three radio journalists in Miami, exploring the world of drugs and darkness and uncovering hints of a much bigger conspiracy.

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Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
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Behind the Bastards
While the English government enabled the deaths caused by the Irish Famine, English personalities such as O'Connell and Hatesberry tried to intervene, despite the overwhelming with its Government.
01:02 - 03:51 (02:49)
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Irish Famine
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While the English government enabled the deaths caused by the Irish Famine, English personalities such as O'Connell and Hatesberry tried to intervene, despite the overwhelming with its Government.

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Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
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Behind the Bastards
During the Irish Famine, people in Ireland sold everything they had including clothes and furniture to buy food.
03:51 - 09:16 (05:25)
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Irish Famine
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During the Irish Famine, people in Ireland sold everything they had including clothes and furniture to buy food. Those who couldn't sell anything were forced to go to workhouses to avoid starvation and death.

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Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
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Behind the Bastards
The farming trend among landlords and their friends is causing the displacement of tenants who can no longer afford their rent due to failed crops and rising costs.
09:17 - 14:52 (05:34)
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Agriculture
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The farming trend among landlords and their friends is causing the displacement of tenants who can no longer afford their rent due to failed crops and rising costs. The push towards grazing sheep for profit is leading to the clearing of valuable agricultural land, causing more harm than good.

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Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
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Behind the Bastards
In this podcast, the speaker discusses the struggle of the homeless population and how society is not doing enough to help them.
14:52 - 22:32 (07:40)
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homelessness
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In this podcast, the speaker discusses the struggle of the homeless population and how society is not doing enough to help them. They also touch upon the unfairness of the system and the need for advocacy.

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Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
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The eviction genocide is causing people to die of starvation, exposure, and disease.
22:32 - 32:38 (10:06)
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Eviction Genocide
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The eviction genocide is causing people to die of starvation, exposure, and disease. This inhumane situation is no different from what is happening now in the midst of a pandemic as people care about the numbers more than the humanity.

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Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
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Behind the Bastards
The speaker reflects on the capacity to empathize and have a sense of solidarity with people suffering in different parts of the world, drawing a parallel with the support shown by the Irish to the Palestinian movement, and the empathy felt by indigenous Americans towards the victims in Ireland.
32:38 - 36:45 (04:06)
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Empathy
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The speaker reflects on the capacity to empathize and have a sense of solidarity with people suffering in different parts of the world, drawing a parallel with the support shown by the Irish to the Palestinian movement, and the empathy felt by indigenous Americans towards the victims in Ireland.

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Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
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The Irish people's efforts to provide relief to the Ottoman Empire during the WWI are discussed, along with the Sultan's own contribution, and the lasting impact it had on Irish-Turkish relations.
36:45 - 42:37 (05:52)
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Irish Relief, Ottoman Empire, Irish-Turkish relations
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The Irish people's efforts to provide relief to the Ottoman Empire during the WWI are discussed, along with the Sultan's own contribution, and the lasting impact it had on Irish-Turkish relations.

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Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
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Behind the Bastards
The frustration with politicians invoking Martin Luther King Jr.'s name, especially white politicians putting words in his mouth, can be overwhelming.
42:37 - 46:26 (03:48)
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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The frustration with politicians invoking Martin Luther King Jr.'s name, especially white politicians putting words in his mouth, can be overwhelming.

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Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
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This podcast discusses a provision that encouraged landlords to evict their smallest tenants by making them liable to pay poor rates on holdings worth less than four pounds per annum.
46:26 - 51:09 (04:43)
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Provision, Tenants
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This podcast discusses a provision that encouraged landlords to evict their smallest tenants by making them liable to pay poor rates on holdings worth less than four pounds per annum. The conversation also touches upon the paradise-like appearance of Koh Tao and the controversial phrase "kill the Indian, save the man."

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Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
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Behind the Bastards
The Quakers, in particular, were a foreign group that traveled to Ireland to help during the Great Famine.
51:09 - 57:28 (06:19)
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Irish Famine
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The Quakers, in particular, were a foreign group that traveled to Ireland to help during the Great Famine. While many English newspapers were publishing anti-Irish sentiments, the Quakers were operating soup kitchens and engaging in other aid work, greatly contributing to the relief efforts.

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Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
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The combination of climate change and the emergence of new viruses creates the perfect storm for a pandemic.
57:28 - 1:01:08 (03:40)
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Pandemic
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The combination of climate change and the emergence of new viruses creates the perfect storm for a pandemic.

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Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
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The podcast discusses the ethics of writing about family members who may have a controversial past, and questions whether it's appropriate to justify their actions in a book.
1:01:08 - 1:03:05 (01:57)
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Ethics
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The podcast discusses the ethics of writing about family members who may have a controversial past, and questions whether it's appropriate to justify their actions in a book.

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The speaker discusses how some descendants of Nazis have written about their struggles in coming to terms with the actions of their family members.
1:03:05 - 1:05:55 (02:49)
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legacy of evil, family members, grappling
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The speaker discusses how some descendants of Nazis have written about their struggles in coming to terms with the actions of their family members. They also note the importance of accepting that people can be both good and bad at the same time.

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Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
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This podcast transcript includes a rambling and incoherent conversation that covers several topics, from an attempted book theft and awards for Charles Scrivallion to uninviting military personnel from one's home.
1:05:55 - 1:07:56 (02:01)
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Rambling
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This podcast transcript includes a rambling and incoherent conversation that covers several topics, from an attempted book theft and awards for Charles Scrivallion to uninviting military personnel from one's home.

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Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
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Behind the Bastards